Sentences with phrase «majority verdict»
A "majority verdict" means a decision reached by a majority of the people involved in a voting or decision-making process. It simply means that more than half of the individuals present have agreed on a particular outcome or opinion. Full definition
In Idaho civil disputes, we have a rule that a jury of 12 is appointed and a three - quarter majority verdict is enough to give you a binding verdict.
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A person who lacks faith settles for the majority verdict — the good esteem of the crowd — while the disciple who has faith knows there is only one verdict that matters: the judgment of God.
Britain's first black Tory peer was found guilty of fraudulently claiming # 11,277 in parliamentary expenses by a jury at Southwark Crown Court, which found him guilty by an 11 - 1 majority verdict.
After several days considering the case, the jury informed the judge they would not even be able to reach a majority verdict.
The Coroner's inquest returned a majority verdict of «lawful killing» but the message of Death on the Rock still stuck.
A panel of leading economists has given its majority verdict on Alan Finkel's proposed Clean Energy Target: it may not be the best possible emissions policy, but we should get on with it anyway.
While it resulted in four convictions, only one was a unanimous decision by the court, alongside two majority verdicts and a guilty plea.
The applicant was convicted by a majority verdict.